Berlin's startup scene continues to attract founders from all over the world. This energy has also drawn a strong community of venture capital firms ready to back the next big idea.
The city is home to major players like Global Founders Capital, with over 1,000 investments, and early-stage specialists such as Cherry Ventures, which has funded more than 240 companies. With so many active investors, the challenge is finding the right one for your startup.
Below is our list of the best 38 VC firms in Berlin.
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| Year Founded | 2020 |
| Founders | Alexander Kudlich, Diogo Cunha, Florian Leibert, Ludwig Ensthaler |
| Investment Stage | Early Stage |
| Nº of Investments | 169 (61 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | 11 (1 IPO'd) |
| Contact | contact@468cap.com |
Cherry Ventures backs Europe's boldest founders at the pre-seed and seed stages, often acting as their first institutional investor. Led by a team of operators with experience building companies like Spotify and Zalando, the firm provides hands-on support for scaling and go-to-market strategy to a portfolio that includes Flix and Auto1.
| Year Founded | 2013 |
| Founders | Christian Meermann, Daniel Glasner, Filip Felician Dames |
| Total Funding | €695M |
| Average Check Size | €3M |
| Industries | Climate & Sustainability, Consumer, Fintech, Healthcare, Industrial, Mobility, SaaS |
| Investment Stage | Early Stage, Seed, Pre-Seed |
| Nº of Investments | 245 (93 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | 20 (1 IPO'd) |
| Top Portfolio Startups | HeyJobs, Finimize, Quandoo |
| Contact | press@cherry.vc |
EWOR runs a fellowship for outlier founders building transformative tech, backing them with up to €500,000 in funding. Their virtual-first program offers a flexible path to growth, including weekly 1:1 mentorship from unicorn founders who now work there full-time.
| Year Founded | 2020 |
| Founders | Alexander Grots, Daniel W Dippold, Florian Huber |
| Investment Stage | Early Stage, Seed |
| Nº of Investments | 59 (4 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | — |
With initial investments of $1-3 million, BlueYard Capital supports founders around the world whose ideas are aimed at decentralizing markets and empowering humanity. They have helped build companies like Protocol Labs and Pitch across diverse fields including Web3, frontier biology, and software designed to unbundle monopolies.
| Year Founded | 2016 |
| Founders | Ciarán O'Leary, Jason Whitmire |
| Investment Stage | Early Stage, Seed |
| Nº of Investments | 92 (38 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | 2 |
| Contact | +49 6122019 |
Redstone.VC provides capital to early-stage and seed startups across Europe, operating through several focused investment strategies. The firm combines dedicated investment teams for deep sector expertise with its proprietary data analytics platform, SOFIA, to make evidence-based decisions.
| Year Founded | 2014 |
| Founders | Michael Brehm, Samuli Sirén |
| Investment Stage | Debt, Early Stage, Non Equity Assistance, Seed |
| Nº of Investments | 120 (46 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | 10 |
| Contact | info@redstone.vc / +49 30 27592650 |
Visionaries Club operates two dedicated funds to back European B2B and climate deep tech founders from the seed stage through early growth. They draw on a unique network of digital entrepreneurs and family business dynasties to help portfolio companies like Personio scale globally.
| Year Founded | 2019 |
| Founders | Robert Lacher, Sebastian Pollok |
| Total Funding | €170M |
| Average Check Size | €5M |
| Industries | SaaS, Fintech, Automation |
| Investment Stage | Early Stage, Late Stage, Seed |
| Nº of Investments | 76 (16 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | 3 |
| Top Portfolio Startups | Personio, TrueLayer, Cycle |
| Contact | hi@visionariesclub.vc / +49 6855220 |
Global Founders Capital operates as a stage-agnostic fund, backing founders across the globe from the very beginning of their journey. With a portfolio that includes foundational investments in companies like Meta, LinkedIn, and Rocket Internet, they have a track record of helping ambitious ideas achieve massive scale.
| Year Founded | 2013 |
| Founders | — |
| Total Funding | $1.6B |
| Industries | Consumer, SaaS, Enterprise, Internet & Mobile, IoT, E-Commerce, Productivity, Supply Chain & Logistics, InsurTech |
| Investment Stage | Early Stage, Private Equity, Seed, Pre-Seed |
| Nº of Investments | 1008 (255 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | 116 (10 IPO'd) |
| Top Portfolio Startups | Meta, Rocket Internet, LinkedIn |
| Contact | contact@globalfounderscapital.com |
Backing ambitious founders from their earliest stages, Atlantic Labs operates as a European first-round investor for seed-stage companies. Their portfolio includes category creators like Soundcloud and GetYourGuide, with recent investments focusing on decarbonisation, artificial intelligence, and industrial automation.
| Year Founded | 2013 |
| Founders | Christophe Maire |
| Average Check Size | €5M |
| Industries | Future of Work, Big Data & Analytics, Transportation, Healthcare, Fintech, Proptech & Real Estate, Robotics, Social |
| Investment Stage | Early Stage, Seed |
| Nº of Investments | 236 (109 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | 31 (2 IPO'd) |
| Top Portfolio Startups | Soundcloud, Bonify, Bunch |
| Contact | info@atlanticlabs.de |
As the venture arm of Investitionsbank Berlin, they invest in the city's next generation of technology and creative companies at the seed and early stages. Their portfolio ranges from life sciences and industrial tech to fashion and gaming, with the firm providing both capital and active guidance through board representation.
| Year Founded | 1997 |
| Founders | Marco Zeller, Roger Bendisch |
| Investment Stage | Early Stage, Seed |
| Nº of Investments | 250 (42 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | 41 (1 IPO'd) |
| Contact | info@ibbventures.de / 030 - 2125 3201 |
Planet A Ventures backs early-stage European greentech companies that are building scalable businesses with a quantifiable positive environmental impact. Their in-house science team conducts life cycle assessments and holds veto power over any investment that does not meet their scientific criteria for sustainability.
| Year Founded | 2020 |
| Founders | Christian Schad, Fridtjof Detzner, Lena Thiede, Nick de la Forge, Tobias Seikel |
| Investment Stage | Early Stage, Seed |
| Nº of Investments | 37 (17 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | — |
| Contact | startups@planet-a.com |
28 Additional Berlin VC Firms Worth Pitching
Those firms are a great starting point, but Berlin's funding scene runs much deeper. Together, the firms below have funded more than 2,300 startups, helping nearly 280 of them reach an exit.
Many of these investors have been around for decades, while others are newer funds focused on specific industries. Here’s a look at more venture capital firms funding what's next in Berlin.
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